拆東牆補西牆

1. • to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying)

     lit.

2. • to rob Peter to pay Paul

     fig.

Character by character

• 拆(chāi)tear open
• 東(dōng)surname Dong
• 牆(qiáng)wall
• 補(bǔ)repair
• 西(xī)the West
• 牆(qiáng)wall